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Fife in B-flat [A-flat]
Date1847-1863 ca.
Place MadeNew York City, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedNoneMarkingsEngraved on embouchure: A. F. Hughes / Chicago (all in cursive)
DescriptionOne-piece body of seamed nickel-silver, with soldered nickel-silver ring ferrules and toneholes. Cylindrical bore. Skeleton-type, straight profile (no swell) with barrel embouchure and raised-chimney fingerholes of uniform size. Oval embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 419mm
Acoustical length: 341mm
Maximum diameter: 16.8mm
Bore: 11mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15295
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